THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT2020 VOL. I Largest bulk vessel to call the Port of Mobile. GLOBAL LOGISTICS | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | PROJECT CARGO ALABAMA SEAPORT AEROSPACE · AUTOMOTIVE · CHEMICALS · ELECTRONICS · FOOD & BEVERAGE · FOREST PRODUCTS PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1927 ¥ 2020 VOL. I FURNITURE · GENERAL & BULK CARGO · MACHINERY · STEEL · TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ON THE COVER: The Newcastle Max class bulk carrier 4 5 MARAN COURAGE loads at McDuffie Coal Terminal. See story on page 4 12 20 ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY The ALABAMA SEAPORT Magazine has been a trusted news and information resource P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA for customers, elected officials, service providers and communities for news regarding P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com Alabama's only deepwater Port and its impact throughout the state of Alabama, James K. Lyons, Director, CEO region, nation and abroad. 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I 3 LARGEST BULK VESSEL TO CALL PORT OF MOBILE LOADS Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama ALABAMA EXPORT ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY Bestor Ward, Chairman METALLURGICAL COAL Term expires July 31, 2023 Joe McCarty, 1st Vice Chair, Northern Region n March, the Alabama State Port Authority announced the Term expires July 31, 2020 » Work to begin in late 2020 on Mobile ship channel widening project. largest bulk carrier to call the Port of Mobile loaded more than 133,000 short tons (121,000 metric tons) of export metallurgical Daryl Dewberry, At Large I Term expires July 31, 2024 grade coal at McDuffie Coal Terminal. The Newcastle Max class bulk carrier, MARAN COURAGE, measures 984.2 feet (300 Horace Horn, Central Region MOBILE HARBOR CHANNEL PROJECT RECEIVES meters) in length overall and has a width of 164.3 feet Term expires July 31, 2024 (50 meter beam). All of her cargo loaded at McDuffie consisted of Alabama metallurgical grade coal bound for Asian markets. Alvin K. Hope III, Southern Region FUNDING FOR DEEPENING AND WIDENING Term expires July 31, 2020 James K. Lyons, director and chief executive officer for the Port he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently The construction will include the expansion of the Port Authority, noted the Newcastle Max call along with a steady Tim Parker III, Central Region released its Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan, allocating of Mobile from its current dimensions of 45 feet deep increase in post-Panamax vessels at the port, are due in part to Term expires July 31, 2023 T$274.3 million to the Port of Mobile to initiate and and 400 feet wide. The plan approved in September of complete construction of the deepening and widening 2019 allows for the deepening of the existing bar, bay, past and ongoing infrastructure investments. The U.S. Army Corps Algernon "Al" Stanley, Northern Region of Engineers is leading the recently approved and fully-funded Term expires July 31, 2020 of the navigation channel. The funding for the project and river channels (south of station 226+ 16) to a depth harbor modernization program to deepen and widen the Port of will help Alabama’s only seaport remain competitive in of 50 feet, with an additional 2 feet for entrance channel Mobile over the next few years. Ben C. Stimpson, 2nd Vice Chair, attracting larger ships that provide economies of scale wave allowances, an additional 2 feet for advanced Southern Region and lower costs to shippers utilizing the port. maintenance, plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth for “We’ve already made investments to service and turn these Term expires July 31, 2024 “Today marks a historic moment and victory for Mobile dredging (with total depths of 56, 54, and 54 feet, large ships at the port, and today, we are deepening the port respectively). to a 50 foot draft to leverage capacity opportunities afforded by The Honorable Jerry Carl, President, and the entire state of Alabama. Over the last decade, the post-Panamax class ship,” said Lyons. “When our channel Mobile County Commission I have been advocating for the deepening and widening As one of the nation’s fastest growing container seaports, is deepened, the Newcastle Max will be able to load far more Term expires July 31, 2020 of the Port of Mobile,” said U.S. Senator Richard The Port of Mobile currently has an economic impact tonnage, which in turn provides our customer more capacity and Shelby (R-AL), who announced the federal appropriation. of $22.4 billion, with further plans to aid in impact more competitive transportation rates to service international ALABAMA SEAPORT EDITORIAL STAFF “The completion of this transformative project is post-construction. The construction project is financed by a split of 75% federal funds and 25% state-sponsored market opportunities.” Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief expected to stem immeasurable economic growth and will position Alabama and the Gulf Coast region funds. Through federal legislation, Senator Shelby The Port Authority, its partners and the federal government have Jennifer Jenkins, Executive Editor for success for generations to come,” Senator Shelby increased the federal government’s share of funding for invested more than $1.2 billion since 2000 in shore-side and Leigh Rendfrey, Managing Editor continued. “I am grateful to the Army Corps of deep draft ports from 50% to 75%. channel improvements to service growth in the region’s mining, Sheri Collins, Editor-at-Large Engineers for allocating the full federal share of the Currently, the Port of Mobile can fit post-Panamax I manufacturing, agriculture and retail distribution industries. The project